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Michael Andersen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5139
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers and music scores of film and classical composer, Michael Andersen. Includes scores, photographs, news articles, letters, and music programs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s

Charles Leland Bagley papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0016
Abstract

This collection contains the personal papers of Charles Leland Bagley, along with records pertaining to the American Federation of Musicians. Bagley was a musician and lawyer who lived in Los Angeles and who was active in the AFM Local 47 until his retirement in 1959. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, union publications, and ephemera.

Dates: 1865 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1962

Cleve family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6164
Abstract A collection of family papers concerning a Jewish family who fled Austria and sought exile in the United States during the rise of Nazi power. Felix Merori Cleve, his wife Melitta Cleve, their son George Wolfgang Cleve, and Felix's sister Fanny Suhrkamp-Cleve, were Austrian-Jewish emigres who fled to the United States after the Nazi Anschluss of Austria. This collection contains professional and personal correspondence and papers prior to their departure, correspondence and papers related...
Dates: 1910s-1980s

Collection on Dolores del Río

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0521
Abstract

This small artificial collection contains various printed promotional items for Mexican and American productions starring Mexican actor Dolores del Río (1904-1983), chiefly dating from 1928 to 1958.

Dates: 1935 - 2000

General Music Manuscripts collection

 Collection
Identifier: 6005
Abstract

This small, artifical collection consists of materials relating to 19th and 20th century musicians--sheet music, a photograph, a letter, clippings, programs, and a postcard.

Dates: 1866-1955, undated

Robert F. Jani papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0291
Abstract This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Robert F. Jani (1934-1989). He was a creator, director and executive producer of musical spectaculars, television productions, pageants and extravaganzas, celebrations, international events, parades, arena shows and sports events, world premieres and openings, pyrotechnic shows, expositions, and theme parks. Mr. Jani was a founder of USC Songfest and principal of Robert F. Jani Productions, Inc. He graduated from the University...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s

Latin American popular and folk music collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0511
Abstract

This small collection contains sheet music of Latin American popular and folk music dating from the late 19th century. There are 44 pieces representing eight countries: Argentina (1 item), Cuba (4 items), Guatemala (7 items), Honduras (1 item), Mexico (21 items), Nicaragua (1 item), Spain (5 items), and the United States (4 items), as well as one international volume published by Uniao Pan-Americana.

Dates: late 19th century-1994

Robert Linn papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0310
Abstract

The Robert Linn papers contains drafts and final copies of music compositions by Robert Linn, along with a few programs for concerts and other events. Linn joined the faculty of the USC School of Music in 1957 and served as the Chairman of the Music Theory and Composition Department from 1973 to 1990. Over the course of his career, Linn published compositions for symphony and wind orchestras and chorus and chamber ensembles.

Dates: 1925 - 1999

Los Angeles City School District music collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7072
Abstract A small collection of simple scores of popular music prepared for the Music Section of the Division of Instruction and Curriculum of the Los Angeles City School District. Each score is pasted onto a piece of cardboard. The Los Angeles City School District was formed in 1870 to mirror the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles. After 1890 and the formation of the Los Angeles City High School District, it served elementary and junior high school students. It ceased operations in 1961, with...
Dates: circa 1950

Manuscript leaves removed from antiphonaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6240
Abstract A collection of two manuscript leaves removed from two different antiphonaries. Each leaf consists of two pages of handwritten music for use in a liturgical choir. Both leaves were likely created some time between the 14th and 16th centuries. One of the leaves begins with the chant: "Protector noster aspice Deus," an Introit chant from the Mass from Dom. 14.p Pentecost: Pentecost V, XIV. The other leaf begins with the chant: "Stabant juxta crucem Jesu mater eius," an Introit chant from the...
Dates: circa 1350-1550

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Language
English 13
Spanish; Castilian 3
German 1
Latin 1
 
Names
University of Southern California 3
Jani, Robert F., 1934-1989 2
Wesson, Al 2
American Federation of Musicians 1
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Musicians' Union, Local 47 (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1